Where does “postulatus” come from?
postulatus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin postulare, from Latin postulo, from Latin posco, from Proto-Italic porskō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
postulatus (Medieval Latin): asked; claim, demand, suit; request
Definitions
- asked; claim, demand, suit; request
Ancestry of “postulatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | postulare | present active infinitive of postulō;... |
| 2 | Latin | postulo | I demand, ask, request, desire; I pretend, claim;... |
| 3 | Latin | posco | I beg, I demand, I request, I desire; I demand... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | porskō | ask for, request, demand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |